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U.S. v. KING

No. 87-1969.

897 F.2d 911 (1990)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Charles KING, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 21, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donna B. More, Anton R. Valukas, U.S. Atty., David J. Stetler, James R. Ferguson, Victoria J. Peters, Asst. U.S. Attys., Office of the U.S. Atty., Criminal Receiving, Appellate Div., Chicago, Ill., for U.S.

Jerry B. Kurz, Kathryn Hall, Hall & Kurz, Chicago, Ill., for Charles King.

Before WOOD, Jr., RIPPLE, and MANION, Circuit Judges.

MANION, Circuit Judge.

Charles King appeals his conviction for violating 18 U.S.C.App. § 1202(a)(1), which prohibits felons from possessing firearms. King seeks a new trial based on the improper admission of prejudicial evidence. While we agree the district court committed error, we find the error harmless and therefore affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

On January 28, 1985, two undercover police officers in an unmarked squad car were patrolling a high-crime...

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